Disclaimer: I don't own Riku, Sora, Kairi or any other Kingdom Hearts
character, but if I did...MMM all the fun things they'd do! )
Trissy-chan: Hey ya'll I'm back again in Chapter 4! Wohoooo! Starting next chapter I'm going to have to start writing purely new things damnit . NOOO! I don't wanna think!!
Lottie-chan: -runs after people reading story- you didn't review did you?!?!!? HAH! You didn't! Don't lie to Lottie-chan!!
June: -grins maliciously and plays smack the alligator with people- Wohoo!! 100 points!! Beat that!!
Tristan: -tries to play, falls over dead drunk- I wanna get lai--
Yen: -wraps her hand around Tristan's mouth, smiling nervously. Instantly lets go when he licks it, looks at him disgustedly- Anyhow! On with the fanfic and enjoy! Reviews are appreciated!
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I came too slowly, moaning groggily. Why did I always have to land on some hard, dirty surface? Didn't anyone believe in dropping me on a bed?? I slowly sat up sitting on the ground. Cold, water lapped against my leg. Wait, water? I opened my eyes hurriedly, praying to god I really was where I thought I might be. In front of me was an endless amount of sparkling, crystal clear water. It stretched in front of me as far as the eye could see. I lay on the beach, warm, sun-bleached sand sticking to my wet, bare toes.
I turned around wanting to see all the sights of the Destiny Islands. A large tree house took up almost all of the island. There were stairs leading up to a second floor, and half a ship over to the left. Near to me was a small little dock where several little boats were shackled to keep from floating away. Over to the side was a little mini island, with a little wooden bridge leading towards it. In front of that, on the main island, was a sparkling, crystal spring. I rushed over to it, dropping to my knees and throwing the cool water into my face. I was here! I was finally here! Back home, at the Destiny Islands! As I stared down at the little pool, I gasped as I caught a glimpse of my reflection.
There was no black cloak, no blindfold over my eyes, no white sunken in face. I was young again. It was as if I'd gone back in time. I had the same blue eyes, but deeper, darker, like the color of the waves washing over the sandy beach. I was wearing my black and yellow shirt. My muscles were clearly defined through the short-sleeved shirt. My funny blue pants were pressed up against the sandy ground, slightly wet from the water that had been splashing against them. It was as if I'd never left the Island...
I walked toward the back of the island, passing through the wooden door. As I stepped through, a million memories rushed back to me, like the time I had raced Sora here. Running across the wooden bridge with the shaky planks, over across the palm trees to the top of the hill where a giant star waited. I lost and had to give up my most prized possession...the paopu fruit. I gave it to Sora, who naturally gave it to Kairi. I remember joking about the winner, and how he would give the paopu to Kairi. It was just a joke to me, just a tease to get Sora riled up. Kairi didn't matter to me... In our little group of three... I was always alone. I dropped down onto the beach and saw our little raft that we'd made. I ran up to it and there were Kairi and Sora! I couldn't believe it! I yelled out to them, my heart lifting with joy! They were here, I was here. Nothing had changed!! We hadn't left yet, there was still time. Still time before our world was flipped upside down.
I shouted until I was out of breath, but Kairi and Sora didn't turn to me. They didn't even look at me. Puzzled, I reached out to touch Sora's arm...but my hand passed right through it! I blinked in surprise not knowing what to do... But then, Kairi began to speak...
"You know... Riku has changed." She said slowly, looking at Sora with hopeful eyes. Sora lounged peacefully on a piece of drift wood, eyes closed. "What do you mean?"
"Well..." Kairi started. She didn't know exactly how to explain.
"You okay?" Sora asked looking up at her, instantly concerned.
"Sora, let's take the raft and go—just the two of us!" Kairi said, jumping to her feet. It suddenly felt as if a million knives had been stabbed into my heart. Kairi... Kairi and Sora had betrayed me! Even Sora, my oldest friend, had wanted to leave me behind. Me! The one who had convinced the other two to go in the first place! They had wanted to take the raft and leave me here... I sank to my knees my heart feeling heavy. I almost wished to be back in the Darkness. There you didn't feel anything. You didn't feel love, you didn't feel hate, you didn't feel betrayal... You didn't feel pain.
"Okay!" I cried out to no one. The image of Sora and Kairi disappeared, leaving me alone on the island. It no longer looked friendly and joyful. The sea no longer sparkled beautifully, the beach no longer looked diamonds on the shore. The world had seemed to lost its color and its shine, everything looking gray and dark. Overhead, the sky grew dark and thunder rumbled in the sky.
"I give up!!" I yelled to the darkening sky. "Why did you bring me here?!? Why did you tease me like this! You gave me heaven and took it away! You threw in my face what I could never have! Alright!! I know now! I never belonged here!! No one really cared... This place used to be so full of happy memories. But I was living a lie. I understand that now! Please, don't torture me like this!!" I moaned running across the beach. Tears streamed down my face. This was even worse then the Darkness. This was 100 times worse then the Darkness. I felt battered, broken and bruised. As if someone had just ripped out my heart and left me here to die. Only one word came to mind... forsaken.
I don't know how long it was before I finally took notice of my surroundings. I was sitting down on the beach again, where I had first arrived it seemed only minutes ago. But in only those few minutes, my whole world, my whole life, had changed. The dark, stormy waves reached up around me soaking my pants and my bottom. The water was cold, chilling me to the bone. Around me, rain poured in torrents, soaking whatever else the ocean hadn't drenched. I sat there like that, letting the rain and the water wash away my tears. I felt empty. Totally, completely empty...
Slowly I got up, knowing my destination. I walked towards the dark, deep- looking spring, stepping around it. The Secret Place. I got down on my hands knees, crawling forward. My wet clothes stuck to my body making it hard to move. My skin was clammy and cold. As a crawled, my pants began to get stained with the dark earth. It was rough work getting through the small tunnel, at time I had to claw at the walls to get through. But finally, I made it out into the big cavern.
Large clumps of rocks lay on the floor, damp from the humid air coming through from the tunnel. Roots were everywhere, growing out of the walls, fed by the rich soil. I walked up to the wall knowing what would be there. The drawing of Sora, sharing his paopu fruit with Kairi. As I stood there, looking at the strength of their friendship, anger began to well inside me. Deep, hateful rage bloomed inside my soul, filling me up with its power. How dare she steal Sora from me? How dare she?! We had been friends far longer then she had known us! He had been my best friend first. And how dare him. How dare him to pick her over me. To let me be the third wheel. The outcast. I hated them.
I ripped up a hard clump of stone from the ground. I grabbed it holding it like a knife. Almost on it's own, my hand reached out and I began to scrape my stone against their drawing, frantically. I hated them! I hated them both!! I scribbled upon their drawing, wanting to tear it to pieces. Wanting to rip apart their friendship, to tear apart the love they felt for each other. The love neither of them felt for me. I scratched frantically at the walls with my stone knife, over and over and over, until the stone had turned to powder in my hands.
But I did not stop there. Such was my rage... I began to claw at the walls, screaming out my hate, and my pain and my fury. I began to claw at the walls until my fingernails were no more, and my hands were bruised and bleeding. I reveled in the pain. I lay fascinated with the luscious red blood that poured out from my fingers. I enjoyed the pain, I basked in the pool of my own blood that mixed with the tears that fell down from my dirty face. I hated them... I hated them...
And then before me, appeared a set of golden oak doors that shown with golden light. As I watched them, they started to magically turn into a golden keyhole. This time I was not surprised. It seemed like a blessing, finally, I could get away from this dark miserable place. I hated this place. I hated it. I hated it. How had I ever wanted to come back to here? How could I have ever thought this was home! What a fool I was! I touched the keyhole; ready to go wherever it took me. Anywhere would be better then here. Any place had to be better then here. I didn't even look back and I leaned into the keyhole ready to be whisked away.
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A/N: Okie-day! I think that's enough for today. I hope you liked it. I don't know why but no matter how hard I try I can never make my chapters more than 3 pages. =*(*** YAY!! Spring break is finally here!! No school for 2 weeks!! I guess that means I'm gonna have to be writing like crazy, otherwise my fans (if I have any) will be mugging me. Do I have any fans? –cries- I don't think anybody likes my stories. I still don't have a review... =*( -cries torrents- Oh well... maybe if I write a lot of chapters more people will come to read. I'll see ya'll later. Bye!
Trissy-chan: Hey ya'll I'm back again in Chapter 4! Wohoooo! Starting next chapter I'm going to have to start writing purely new things damnit . NOOO! I don't wanna think!!
Lottie-chan: -runs after people reading story- you didn't review did you?!?!!? HAH! You didn't! Don't lie to Lottie-chan!!
June: -grins maliciously and plays smack the alligator with people- Wohoo!! 100 points!! Beat that!!
Tristan: -tries to play, falls over dead drunk- I wanna get lai--
Yen: -wraps her hand around Tristan's mouth, smiling nervously. Instantly lets go when he licks it, looks at him disgustedly- Anyhow! On with the fanfic and enjoy! Reviews are appreciated!
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I came too slowly, moaning groggily. Why did I always have to land on some hard, dirty surface? Didn't anyone believe in dropping me on a bed?? I slowly sat up sitting on the ground. Cold, water lapped against my leg. Wait, water? I opened my eyes hurriedly, praying to god I really was where I thought I might be. In front of me was an endless amount of sparkling, crystal clear water. It stretched in front of me as far as the eye could see. I lay on the beach, warm, sun-bleached sand sticking to my wet, bare toes.
I turned around wanting to see all the sights of the Destiny Islands. A large tree house took up almost all of the island. There were stairs leading up to a second floor, and half a ship over to the left. Near to me was a small little dock where several little boats were shackled to keep from floating away. Over to the side was a little mini island, with a little wooden bridge leading towards it. In front of that, on the main island, was a sparkling, crystal spring. I rushed over to it, dropping to my knees and throwing the cool water into my face. I was here! I was finally here! Back home, at the Destiny Islands! As I stared down at the little pool, I gasped as I caught a glimpse of my reflection.
There was no black cloak, no blindfold over my eyes, no white sunken in face. I was young again. It was as if I'd gone back in time. I had the same blue eyes, but deeper, darker, like the color of the waves washing over the sandy beach. I was wearing my black and yellow shirt. My muscles were clearly defined through the short-sleeved shirt. My funny blue pants were pressed up against the sandy ground, slightly wet from the water that had been splashing against them. It was as if I'd never left the Island...
I walked toward the back of the island, passing through the wooden door. As I stepped through, a million memories rushed back to me, like the time I had raced Sora here. Running across the wooden bridge with the shaky planks, over across the palm trees to the top of the hill where a giant star waited. I lost and had to give up my most prized possession...the paopu fruit. I gave it to Sora, who naturally gave it to Kairi. I remember joking about the winner, and how he would give the paopu to Kairi. It was just a joke to me, just a tease to get Sora riled up. Kairi didn't matter to me... In our little group of three... I was always alone. I dropped down onto the beach and saw our little raft that we'd made. I ran up to it and there were Kairi and Sora! I couldn't believe it! I yelled out to them, my heart lifting with joy! They were here, I was here. Nothing had changed!! We hadn't left yet, there was still time. Still time before our world was flipped upside down.
I shouted until I was out of breath, but Kairi and Sora didn't turn to me. They didn't even look at me. Puzzled, I reached out to touch Sora's arm...but my hand passed right through it! I blinked in surprise not knowing what to do... But then, Kairi began to speak...
"You know... Riku has changed." She said slowly, looking at Sora with hopeful eyes. Sora lounged peacefully on a piece of drift wood, eyes closed. "What do you mean?"
"Well..." Kairi started. She didn't know exactly how to explain.
"You okay?" Sora asked looking up at her, instantly concerned.
"Sora, let's take the raft and go—just the two of us!" Kairi said, jumping to her feet. It suddenly felt as if a million knives had been stabbed into my heart. Kairi... Kairi and Sora had betrayed me! Even Sora, my oldest friend, had wanted to leave me behind. Me! The one who had convinced the other two to go in the first place! They had wanted to take the raft and leave me here... I sank to my knees my heart feeling heavy. I almost wished to be back in the Darkness. There you didn't feel anything. You didn't feel love, you didn't feel hate, you didn't feel betrayal... You didn't feel pain.
"Okay!" I cried out to no one. The image of Sora and Kairi disappeared, leaving me alone on the island. It no longer looked friendly and joyful. The sea no longer sparkled beautifully, the beach no longer looked diamonds on the shore. The world had seemed to lost its color and its shine, everything looking gray and dark. Overhead, the sky grew dark and thunder rumbled in the sky.
"I give up!!" I yelled to the darkening sky. "Why did you bring me here?!? Why did you tease me like this! You gave me heaven and took it away! You threw in my face what I could never have! Alright!! I know now! I never belonged here!! No one really cared... This place used to be so full of happy memories. But I was living a lie. I understand that now! Please, don't torture me like this!!" I moaned running across the beach. Tears streamed down my face. This was even worse then the Darkness. This was 100 times worse then the Darkness. I felt battered, broken and bruised. As if someone had just ripped out my heart and left me here to die. Only one word came to mind... forsaken.
I don't know how long it was before I finally took notice of my surroundings. I was sitting down on the beach again, where I had first arrived it seemed only minutes ago. But in only those few minutes, my whole world, my whole life, had changed. The dark, stormy waves reached up around me soaking my pants and my bottom. The water was cold, chilling me to the bone. Around me, rain poured in torrents, soaking whatever else the ocean hadn't drenched. I sat there like that, letting the rain and the water wash away my tears. I felt empty. Totally, completely empty...
Slowly I got up, knowing my destination. I walked towards the dark, deep- looking spring, stepping around it. The Secret Place. I got down on my hands knees, crawling forward. My wet clothes stuck to my body making it hard to move. My skin was clammy and cold. As a crawled, my pants began to get stained with the dark earth. It was rough work getting through the small tunnel, at time I had to claw at the walls to get through. But finally, I made it out into the big cavern.
Large clumps of rocks lay on the floor, damp from the humid air coming through from the tunnel. Roots were everywhere, growing out of the walls, fed by the rich soil. I walked up to the wall knowing what would be there. The drawing of Sora, sharing his paopu fruit with Kairi. As I stood there, looking at the strength of their friendship, anger began to well inside me. Deep, hateful rage bloomed inside my soul, filling me up with its power. How dare she steal Sora from me? How dare she?! We had been friends far longer then she had known us! He had been my best friend first. And how dare him. How dare him to pick her over me. To let me be the third wheel. The outcast. I hated them.
I ripped up a hard clump of stone from the ground. I grabbed it holding it like a knife. Almost on it's own, my hand reached out and I began to scrape my stone against their drawing, frantically. I hated them! I hated them both!! I scribbled upon their drawing, wanting to tear it to pieces. Wanting to rip apart their friendship, to tear apart the love they felt for each other. The love neither of them felt for me. I scratched frantically at the walls with my stone knife, over and over and over, until the stone had turned to powder in my hands.
But I did not stop there. Such was my rage... I began to claw at the walls, screaming out my hate, and my pain and my fury. I began to claw at the walls until my fingernails were no more, and my hands were bruised and bleeding. I reveled in the pain. I lay fascinated with the luscious red blood that poured out from my fingers. I enjoyed the pain, I basked in the pool of my own blood that mixed with the tears that fell down from my dirty face. I hated them... I hated them...
And then before me, appeared a set of golden oak doors that shown with golden light. As I watched them, they started to magically turn into a golden keyhole. This time I was not surprised. It seemed like a blessing, finally, I could get away from this dark miserable place. I hated this place. I hated it. I hated it. How had I ever wanted to come back to here? How could I have ever thought this was home! What a fool I was! I touched the keyhole; ready to go wherever it took me. Anywhere would be better then here. Any place had to be better then here. I didn't even look back and I leaned into the keyhole ready to be whisked away.
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A/N: Okie-day! I think that's enough for today. I hope you liked it. I don't know why but no matter how hard I try I can never make my chapters more than 3 pages. =*(*** YAY!! Spring break is finally here!! No school for 2 weeks!! I guess that means I'm gonna have to be writing like crazy, otherwise my fans (if I have any) will be mugging me. Do I have any fans? –cries- I don't think anybody likes my stories. I still don't have a review... =*( -cries torrents- Oh well... maybe if I write a lot of chapters more people will come to read. I'll see ya'll later. Bye!